Ironing-machine.



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A. T. HAGEN E D. M. COOPER- IRONING MACHINE.

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No. 761,672. PATENTED JUNE?, 1904,

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UNITED STATI-3s Patented une "7, 1904.

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vARTHUR T. HAGEN AND DANIEL M. COOPER, OF ROCHESTER, .NEV YORK, ASSIGNORS. TO THE A. T. HAGEN COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK,A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

IRONING-IVVIACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 761,672, dated June 7, 1904. I Application filed October 30, 1900. Serial No. 34,894. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that we, ARTHUR T. HAGEN and DANIEL M. COOPER, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have inventedcertain'new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Machines; and we do hereby declare the followingy to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a lO part of this specification, and to the referencenumerals marked thereon. n

Our present invention relates to ironingmachines, andhas for its object to provide a machine adapted particularly for ironing istook shirts embodying such an arrangement of a support and smoothing devices that the garment may be ironed upon both `the back and front at a single operation'and also an'arrangement of parts whereby the yoke 2O and collar-band may be set correctly and the back of the shirt plaited to remove the fullness, permitting' the garment to be folded neatlyand smoothly in an attractive manner.

To these and other ends the invention consistsin `certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter fully describedfand the novel features pointedA out particularly 'in the claims at the end of thisv application. y In the drawings, lFigure 1 is a front elevation, partly in section, of an ironing-machine constructed in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the right-hand end of the machine shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a similar view ofthe opposite end. ,Y Fig. 4: is a vertical sectional view on the yline c a of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail section view on the line o of Fig. 1, illustrating vthe operation: of theparts controlling the neckbandclamp. Fig. 6 is a detail view of one side of thelower end of the `support or ironing-board, showing Athe means for operating the yokesetter. *Fig 7 is a cross-sectional viewon the line o c of Fig. 4. Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view on the line CZ Z of Fig. 1. Fig. 9 is a detail sectional view on the line e c of Fig. 6. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the worksupport plate or board and one of the lfree plates separated. Fig. 11 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the work-support and the neckband-clamp-operating devices. Fig. 12 is a horizontal sectional View on the line ff of Fig. 11. v Fig. 13 is a vertical sectional view on the line g g of Fig. 1. Fig. 14 is a sectional View on the line 7p L of Fig. 12. 5 5 Fig. 15 is an enlarged sectional view showing the construction of the studs 58 for assisting in holding the covering in place.

Similar reference-numerals indicate similar parts in the several figures. 60

Ironing-machines constructed in accordance with our *invention embody a main frame consisting of the upright side portions 1, connected near their lower ends by a table 2 and upon their upper extremities by a cross-brace 3. Long vertical slots L1, forming guides, are provided in the side frames 1,and operating therein is a cross-head 5, constituting a carriage or frame carrying the work-.support or ironingtable, adapted to be operated vertically between the smoothing or ironing rollers 7 and 8. These rollers are preferably-hollow and adapted to be heated by suitable gas-burners 7 8, fed from pipes 87, and are located near the top of the main frame, being supported in suitable bearings thereon, hereinafter described, and adapted to be revolved in opposite directions from a driving-shaft 8", the roller 7, which is mounted in the stationary bearings on the frame, being operated by a 8O gear 9, meshing with a pinion 10 on the shaft 1l,carrying .the gear 12, cooperating with the pinion 13 on the driving-shaft. The roller 8 is carried in bearings on a movable or rocking frame formed in part by the arms 14, piv- S 5 oted'V to the main frame at 15 to allow its tilting movement toward and from the roller 7,

and the-rotary movement of the roller to revolve it inthe oppositedi'rection to the roller 7 is imparted by a gear-train consisting of the 90 gears 16 and 17, the former meshing with the pinion 18 on the vshaft of the roller 7 and the pinion 17 on the stud 15 meshing with the pinion 19 on the roller 8. In 'order to causel the tilting and rockingmovement of the frame carrying the roller toward and from the Y roller 7 to bear against or squeeze the ironingboard and thel article operated upon between them, we provide a treadle 25, having upon its inner end a yoke 26, journaled on a stationary shaft 27, mounted in the frame, and upon the ends of the yoke are short cranks 28, eonnected, by means of rods 29, to the crank-'arms 3() on the arms 14i A suitable coiled spring 31 encircles the shaft 27 and is rigidly secured thereto at one end by means of a collar 32, and upon its opposite extremity is attached a ratchet-'wheel 33, coperating with a pawl 34 on the treadle-yoke,whereby when the treadle is released the yoke will be turned to the nor- -mal upper position by the spring and the arms 14 thrown outward, carrying with them the roller 8. The ratchetwheel and pawl connection between the parts permits the tension of the spring to be adjusted when desired. Also carried upon the arms 14 and arranged 'above the movable roller is a shaft 35, carrying sprocket-vvheels 36, over which operate chains 37, attached, by means of hooks 38, to the ends of the cross-head 5 of the movable carriage or frame, and upon the opposite ends of the chains are carried weights 39, operating in chambers 40 in the side frames 1 to counterbalance the carriage and connected parts, and at the lower end of the chamber are provided removable doors or -panels 41 in the frames, through which the weights may be inserted or removed. Mounted upon the outer sides of the frames 1 at the ends of the guides 4 are arranged dash-pots or cylinders 42 open upon their upper ends and adapted to receive short pistons or plungers 43 in the ends of the cross-head, which as they drop in the cylinder compress the air therein, forming a cushion and arresting the downward movement of the carriage without jarring. On one end of the shaftv 35 is provided a gear 431, adapted to be operated to elevate the carriage when in engagement with a continuously-operating gear 44, meshing with a pinion on the shaft 11. rlhe gear 44 is carried on an arm 45, pivoted on the same center as or directly upon the shaft 11 and permitted to move slightly to prevent binding of the parts as the gear 431 is moved inwardly into engagement with gear 44, and a spring 46, bearing against a lug 47, operates to return the arm to normal position against a stop 48, this construction permitting a slight movement of the rocking frame-carrying roller 8 without disengaging the gears 431 and 44.

The work-support is arranged centrally between the side frames and is supported on the carriage 5, as will be described, and consists of a plate or support 49, preferably of such material as vulcanized fiber having' ironing surfaces or pads applied toits opposite sides.

Each of the surfaces is preferably formed of a layer of felt or padding 55, secured by a cover-cloth 56 to a backing or face plate of sheet metal 57, upon the rear side of which and near the edges are provided points or projections 58,formed by embossing the metal, (see Fig. 12,) serving to assist in holding the cover-cloth while it is being stretched and its edges stitched, and small depressions or apertures 59, formed in the support 49, are adapted to receive the projections when the pads are placed thereon, allowing them to lic flat, and the edges of the apertures engaging the cloth around the projections also serve to secure it and prevent its tearing. The pads are removably secured to the support 49, and for this purpose we provide hooks or tongues 60 near the upper ends of the face-plates 57, extending downwardly. Suitable recesses or apertures having their lower sides beveled, as at 61, engage with the tongues or hooks and hold the upper ends of the padplates as they are slid into position on opposite sides of the support 49, (see Fig. 14,) their lower ends and the end of the support 49 being secured rigidly between the frame 62 and the movable elamping-plate 63, adapted to be fastened thereto by bolts 64. The frame 62 is provided at the ends with journals or trunnions 65, resting in open yokes or sockets formed at the ends of the carriage On the front side of said frame 62 are provided downwardly-extending arms 67, adapted to engage the front portion of the bar or carriage 5 and prevent the work-support from tilting too far forward, and on its rear side the carriage 5 is provided with an extension or stoparin 63, adapted to engage the rear side of the frame 62 and prevent the work-support tilting too far to the rear, said arm being so positioned that when the frame 62 is against it the rear side of the work-support will be substantially in line vertically with the surface of the heated roller 7. Journaled in the arms 67 isa rock-shaft 69, to the ends of which are secured arms 70, pivoted to rods 71, extending upwardly at the sides of the board or support 49 and guided at the edges by loops 72, said rods being connected at their upper ends by a curved stretcher bar or rod 73, over which the yoke of the garment being ironed extends to stretch the latter, as will he explained. Upon the upper and lower sides of the central portion of this bar 73 are small knobs or projections 74 of about the size oi a collar-button, and the one on the upper side beingadapted to extend through the rear buttonholes of the neckband ofthe shirt being ironed. r1`he shaft 69 is provided with an operating-handle 75, by means of which the operator can when desired rotate said shaft and raise the stretcher bar or rod 73. Any snitable friction device may be applied tothe rods 71 or to the shaft 69 to hold the yoke-bar in adjusted position; but in the construction shown the crankarms 70 are a little longer than the distance between the shaft 69 and the rods, so that when turned upwardly they will throw the lower ends of said rods to the rear,

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as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6, and the friction of the rods 71 in their guides, caused by springing their lower ends slightly, will be sufficient to retain the parts in their adjusted position. The upper portion of the front pad and its support 49 are cut out, as

shown at 76, to receive the neckband of the shirt, which is adapted to be turned into said recessed portion while being ironed and clamped or held by a curved clamp 77, vertically movable and connectedto a rod 7 8, guided in a suitable recess formed in the support 49 and connected at its lower end to a short arm 79, having a bolt or extension 8O operating in a socket formed in cross-bar 62 and encircled by a spring 81, confined at its upper end by a collar or nut 82, as shown in Fig. 11. The tendency of the spring 81 is to drawdownwardly the rod 78, so as to hold the neckband-clamp in its lower position, and the lower end or shoulder of the arm 79 is adapted at certain timesV to engage the upper end of an arm 83, attached to a rock-shaft 84, mounted in the baseof a machine and provided with an operating treadle or lever 85. The shaft is encircled by aspring 86, the tendency of -which is to hold the arm 83 in position beneath the arm 79, so that each time that the carriage reaches its lowermost posi-1 tion thel neckband will be released; but if the operatordesires to 'cause thecarriage to make a second` operation without'releasing the garment it is only necessary to depress the treadle 68, holding said arm .83 out of engagement with the clamp-arm.

90 indicates rods arranged on opposite sides of the work-support and secured at their lower ends to the cross-bar or carriage 5, and vertically movableupon these rods are brackets 91, forming part of or connected to clamp-bars 92, one being arranged on each of the rods .90 and adapted to extend' over the padded support from opposite directions, as shown particularly in Fig. 8, the free ends of said bars being providedwith spring-catches 93, adapted to cooperate with vertically-extending rods 94, also secured to the carriage 5,as shown particularly in Figs. `l vand 8., The brackets 91 are #vertically adjustable upon their rods 90 and may be held in any desired position of vertical adjustment by the friction between them andl the rods, or the friction `between the clamping-bars themselves and the garment or garment-support when the catches are engaged may besuflicient to hold them in an adjusted position. When the catches ,are disengaged, the bars may be swung outwardlyon the rods 9() to permitthe application of the garment to the work-support.

The operation of the machine will now be readily understood. rlhe power-shaft 8*L being .rotated by suitable mechanismand the parts being in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, with kthe work-support tilted forward i to the position shown in dotted lines inFig'.

4, the operator then places the shirt to be ironed over the work-support, engaging the buttonholes at the back of the neckband with the stud or projection 74 on the yoke-support 7 3. He then turns in the neckband under the clamp 77, then places his foot upon the treadle 85, disengaging/the arms 83 and 79 and releasing the band clamp and allowing the spring 81, to operate the latter downward. When the work-support is tilted back to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 4, the clamp arms 92 are then moved over the work-support to vclamp the tail of theshirt thereto on both sides and are secured by the spring-catches 93, as shown in Fig. 8, the fullness in the back of the shirt being plaited by hand in'a proper manner, and then by pressing upon the handle or treadle 75 the yoke support or bar 73 is raised, stretching the shirt smoothly over the padded surfaces of the work-support. After theshirt is thus secured and stretched the operator depresses the treadle 2 5, moving the rocking frame carrying the ironing-roller 8 forward and causing the gear 431v thereon to mesh with the rotating gear 44, when by means of the connections described the shaft 35 `will be rotated' v and the carriage supporting the garment will be carried upwardly between the rollers 7 and 8, which are held in contact with both sides of the garment. The' surfaces of the rollers 7 and 8 move in the same direction that the work-support is moving, butat a slightly greater surface speed, so that both sides of the shirt or garment operated upon vwill be subjected'tothe proper action of the heated ironing-rolls, and the amount of pressure exerted by saidv rolls upon the garment may be regulatedby the amount of depression of the treadle 25, the spring 46 permitting the variation in pressure without disengagement of the operatinggears 431 and IOO 44.` When the garment has been ironed on both sides its entire length, pressure upon the treadle 25 is released and the carriage is allowed to descend, being gradually arrested at the bottom by the dash-pots. The arm 83 on the rock-shaft 84 having beenreturned to vnormal position by the spring 86 when pressure on the treadle 85 is released, the neckband-clamp will be released as soon as ythe carriage reaches its lowest position. By tilting the work support forward to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4 andA by lifting the arm or treadle 75 and disengaging the clamp-arms 92 the ironed garment may be removed and another substituted by the operator, and after being secured and stretched as vbefore the ironing operation may be repeated.

The portions of the garment at the edges of the work-support and the arms thereof may be ironed or iinished upon' any other suitable machine or by hand, if desired. It will be understood, also, that the operator may pass the lgarment or any portion thereof between the ironing-rolls as many times as desiredas, for instance, the bosom may be ironed or operated upon by the manipulation of the treadle 25, the removal of pressure from the treadle allowing the work-support to fall a short distance and the application of pressure bringing one of the ironing-rolls toward the other and pressing them with more or less force upon the garment.

The machine is found in 'practice to be admirably adapted for the purpose intended, and by its use a large number of shirts or similar garments may be ironed or smoothed in such a manner that the completion of the ironing operation may be readily accomplished by hand or the ordinary body and sleeve ironers, and while the machine is especially adapted for new shirts or similar garments, which do not require a finish having as fine a gloss as custom-work, it is capable of use upon the latter class of work.

Though primarily intended for simultaneously ironing both the front and back of the garment at one operation, if desired the heating device for one of the iron-rollers could be dispensed with and one side only of the garment be ironed.

We claim as our invention- 1. In an ironing-machine the combination with a work-support having padded surfaces on opposite sides thereof, of ironing devices adapted to cooperate with the work on both sides of the support, and operating devices for moving said ironing devices and worksupport relatively.

2. In an ironing-machine the combination with a work-support having padded surfaces on opposite sides thereof, of heatedironingrollers adapted to cooperate with the work on both sides of the support, and means for operating the rollers and support relatively.

3. In an ironing-machine, the combination with a reciprocating work-support having padded surfaces on opposite sides thereof, of heated ironing-rollers arranged on opposite sides of the work-support and adapted to cooperate with the surfaces of the work thereon.

4:. In an ironing-machine, the combination with the vertically-reciprocating work-support, and means for operating it,of heated ironing devices on opposite sides thereof adapted to cooperate simultaneously with the work.

5. In an ironing-machine, the combination with the vertically-extending work-support adapted to receive a garment, of heated ironing devices arranged upon opposite sides thereof, and means for reciprocating said worksupport and ironing devices relatively to operate upon both sides of the garment simultaneously.

6. In an ironing-machine, the combination with a work-support free at one end for the application of a body garment over it, of heated ironing devices operating upon opposite sides of the support, said support and ironing devices being relatively movable to iron both sides of the garment at once.

7. In an ironing-machine, the combination with a vertically-extending work-support, supported at the lower end only and having the padded sides, of ironing-rollers arranged on opposite sides of the work-support and adapted to operate upon both sides of a garment thereon.

8. In an ironing-machine, the combination with the work-support having the opposite padded surfaces and means for reciprocating it, of the rotary heated ironing-rollers arranged on opposite sides of the support and cooperating with the padded surfaces thereof.

9. In an ironing-machine, the combination with a vertically-movable work-suplmrt free at the upper end and supported at the bottom and having the padded sides, of the oppositel yarranged heated ironing-rollers, means for varying the pressure between the rollers and support, and devices for raising the worksupport between the ironing-rollers.

10. In an ironing-machine, the combination with a vertically-movable work-support having the padded sides and devices for operating it, of the heated ironing-rollers between which the support is movable, means for regnlating the pressure between the rollers and support, also controlling the operation of the support-operating devices.

11. In an ironing-machine, the combination with a driving mechanism, an ironing-roller and an opposing roller, of a vertical worksupport movable between the rollers and free at the upper end for the application of a bodygarment thereto, operating devices for raising the garment-support and a movable member under the control of the operator for connecting the operating devices last mentioned with the driving mechanism to raise the work-support.

l2. In an ironing-machine, the combination with a driving mechanism, a heated ironingroller and an opposing roller, said rollers being mounted upon supports relatively movable toward and from each other, of a vertical work-support supported at the lower end and free at the upper for the application oi a body-garment thereto and movable between the rollers, means for lifting the work-snpport and a member under the control of the operator for connecting said lifting device with the driving mechanism and also connected to one of the roller-supports for varying the pressure between the rollers.

13. In an ironing-machine, the combination with a driving mechanism, a pair of opposed heated ironing-rollers, and a movable support for one of the rollers, of a reciprocating worksupport free at one end for the application ol a body-garment thereto and movable between the rollers, devices for actuating the work-sn pport adapted to be connected tothe driving lOO llO

l ling the connection between the actuating devices of the work-support and the driving mechanism.

14. In an ironing-machine, the combination with a pair of opposed rollers, driving mechanism for rotating them, a movable support for one of said rollers, and a movable member for operating said support toward and from the other roller, of a vertically-reciprocating work-support, a carriage to which its lower end is connected, lifting mechanism for the carriage mounted on the movable roller-support and adapted to be connected with the roller-driving mechanism when the roller is moved in one direction.

15. In an ironing-machine, the combination with a pair of opposed -rollers connected for simultaneous operation and a gear connected to the roller-driving mechanism, a.- movable support for one of the rollers and a movable member for operating it toward and from the other roller, of a verticallyf-reciprocatory worksupport,`a carriage therefor, lifting devices for the carriage comprising a gear mounted on the movable support and adapted to mesh with the gear connected to the roller-driving mechanism when the movable member is operated in one direction.

16. In an ironing-machine the combination with a pair of ironing-rollers, of a movable carriage, a `work-support pivoted to the carriage at one end, having the padded sides, and means for reciprocating the carriage to move the free end of the work-support between the rollers.

17; In an'ironing-machine the combination with a pair of ironing-rollers, of averticallymovable carriage, a work-support pivoted to the carriage at its lower end yand free at its upper end to pass between the rollers and means for raising the carriage;

18. In an ironing-machine the combinatio with a pair of ironing-rollers, anda work-support having the padded sides and adapted to receive a body-garment and to pass between the rollers to iron both sides at one operation, of holding devices mounted at one end of the work-support for engaging the garment and a movable -stretching device for engaging the garment and stretching it overthe support.

19. In an ironing-machine, the combination with a pair of ironing-rollers, and a work-sup-` port having the padded sides and adapted to receive a body-garment and to pass between the rollers to iron both sides at one operation, of a movable stretcher-bar at one end of the work-support and garment-clamps at the other.

20. In an ironing-machine the combination with a movable carriage, of a work-support secured thereto at one end and having padding on both sides, and the removable garmentclamping bars extending over the sides of the work-support near one end thereof.

21. In an ironing-machine the combination with a movable carriage, of a Work-support secured thereto at one end and having padding on both sides, the garment-clamping bars adapted to extend over the work-support to secure opposite sides of the garment pivoted at one end upon the carriage and securing devices for the other ends of said bars.

22. In an ironing-machine the combination with a movable carriage, of a work-support secured thereto at one end and having padding on both sides, the adjustable garment-clamping bars pivoted on the carriage at the sides of the work-support and adapted to extend over a garment thereon and securing devices for holding the bars.

28. In an ironing-machine the combination with the work-support having a padded surface, the standard at the side thereof, the clamping-bar vertically adjustable upon the standard and pivotally supported so `as to swing toward and from the padded surface of the work-support' and means for securing the bar against the work-support in any position of vertical adjustment to clamp a garment thereto.`

24. In an ironing-machine the combination with the work-support having the oppositelyarrangedfpadded surfaces, of the standards at vthe sides of the support, the two clampingbars vertically adjustable upon the standards each swinging toward and from one side of the work-support and fastening devices for fastening the bars against the opposite sides` of the support to clamp a garment thereto.

25. In an ironing-machine the combination with the work-support, of a standard at one side thereof, the sleeve vertically adjustable on the standard the clamping bar on the sleeve, the rod on the other side of the worksupport and locking devices between the bar and rod.

26. In an ironing-machine the combmatlon IIOO with the work-support supported at one end and having the movable stretcher-bar at the other, of the movable clamping-bars extending over the opposite sides of the work-support and means for securing them in position Over the work.

27. In an ironing-machine the combination with the work-supportfree at one end and supported at the other, of a stretcher-bar extending over the free end of the support having the button thereon and means for securing the body-garment placed over the work-support at the end opposite that engaged by the stretcher-bar.

28. In an ironing-machine the combination of the work-support, the movable stretcher- -bar at one end thereof over which the garment is placed, the movable neckband-clamp arranged on the support beneath the stretcherbar and clamping devices for engaging a garment below the neckband-clamp.

29,. In an ironing-machine the combination of the work-support, the movable stretcherbar at one end thereof having the button, the movable neckband-clamp beneath it, and clamping devices for securing a garment to the support below the neckband-clamp.

30. In an ironing-machine, the combination with a reciprocating work-support free at one end for the application of a body-garment thereto, an automatically-closing neckbandelamp near the free end of the support, and an operating member extending longitudinally of the support, of an adjustable stop arranged oppositer to the free end of the support and adapted to be moved into and out of the path of the member as the support is reciprocated to release the clamp when desired.

31. In an ironing-machine the combination with a pair of irons, of a reciprocating worksupport having padded sides and movable between the irons, an automatically-engaging garment-clamp on the support and a movable stop for engaging the clamp when in one position to release it from the garment at .one end of the movement of the support.

32. In an ironing-machine the combination with a pair of irons, of a reciprocating worksupport having padded sides and movable between the irons, the spring-operated clamp for engaging a garment on the support, and a movable stop for releasing the clamp normallyin the path of the latter and means for operating the stop out of engaging position.

33. In an ironing-machine the combination with a pair of irons, of a reciprocating worksupport having padded sides and movable between the irons, the movable stretcher at the top, the rods at the sides of the support connected to the stretcher, and the rock-shaft connected to the rods to operate them longitudinally.

34. In an ironing-machine the combination with a plate 0r support, of a removable faceplate, a covering fabric extending over it and having its edges between the face-plate and support, interlocking projections and recesses between the plate and support, said plate being detachable by the relative movement of the parts in a plane parallel with that of the support, and means for preventing the relative movements of the plate and support and the disengagement of the interlocking parts.

35. In an ironing-machine the combination with the plate forming the base of the worksupport having the undercut recesses in one face, of the removable face-plate having the padded covering and provided with the projections for entering the recesses in the baseplate and clamping devices for securing the base and face plates together at one end.

36. The combination with the base-plate of the work-support having the undercut recesses on opposite sides, and the removable face-plates having the tongues or projections for entering said recesses, of the carriage, the frame pivoted thereon andthe clamping-plate secured to the frame and securing the base and face plates together.

37. The combination with the base-plateof the work-support, the removable padded face plates o1' boards on opposite sides thereof, one of said face-plates having the neckband-recess at the upper end, of a movable rod extending longitudinally of the base-plate, the spring for actuating it and a neckband-clamp on the rod cooperating with the recess.

38. The combination with the base-plate of the work-support provided with recesses near its margin, of the removable face-plate having the projections on the rear side adapted to enter the recesses in the base-plate when applied thereto, padding applied to the outer surface of the face-plate and a textile covering extending around the edges of the face-plate and over the projections on the rear side.

39. In an ironing-macliine the combination with the oppositely-arranged irons, of a worksupport movable between the irons supported at one end and free at the other for the application of a body-garment, a neckband-clamp and a stretcher-bar both arranged near the free end of the work-support and operable from the opposite end of the latter and clamping devices operating to hold the end of a garment on the work-support.

40. rIhe combination with the main frame, the ironing-rollers thereon and relatively movable toward and from each other, of the reciprocating carriage, the work-support pivotally mounted thereon and free at the upper end for the application of a body-garment, a movable stretclier-bar on the work-support, a movable neckband-clamp, clamping devices extending over the faces of the work-support and means on the main frame and under the control of the operator for controlling the operation of the neckband-clamp.

4l. In an ironing-machine, the combination with the main frame and a reciprocating worksupport having oppositely-padded sides, of a garment-clamp at one end of the support operating to hold a garment thereon, a rod connected to the clamp and extending longitudinally of the support and between the sides thereof and a relatively stationary stop coperating with the rod to release the garment when the work-support is at one extreme ol its movement.

4t2. In an ironing-machine the combination with the work-support embodying' a plate or base having apertures in opposite faces, near one end, of the separate face-plates having the projections engaging the apertures and provided with a padded covering on the outer faces, and separable clamping-plates between which the ends of the face-plates and the worksupport extend for securing the parts together.

43. The combination with the main frame having the vertical ways or guides, the ironing-rollers thereon, the reciprocating carriage lOO IOS

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rocking frame, the ironing-roller and the sprocket-Wheel thereon and operating means therefor, the chain engaging the sprocket- Wheel and connected to the carriage, and I5 means for operating the rocking frame and controlling the relation of the ironing-roller, the sprocket-Wheel-operating devices and the driving mechanism.

ARTHUR T. HAGEN. DANIEL M. COOPER. Witnesses:

G. WILLARD RICH, WALTER B. PAYNE. 

